Melinda Kaur
Summary
Event management professional prepared for this role. Proven track record in planning and executing successful events, showcasing ability to handle logistics and client relations effectively. Known for strong team collaboration and adaptability to changing needs.
Experienced with organizing and managing various events from inception to completion. Utilizes strategic planning and effective communication to ensure successful event execution. Track record of fostering strong vendor relationships and maintaining budget control.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Event Manager
Australian New Zealand Association
01.2023 - Current
- Coordinated event logistics, ensuring seamless execution from planning to on-site management.
- Developed and maintained relationships with vendors, enhancing service quality and efficiency.
- Managed budgets and negotiated contracts with vendors, ensuring cost-effective event execution.
- Managed administrative logistics of events planning, event booking, and event promotions.
- Established relationships with key stakeholders, fostering long-term partnerships for future collaborations.
- Increased client satisfaction by consistently delivering well-executed events within budget constraints.
- Managed teams of volunteers to assist with event operations and logistics.
- Conducted post-event evaluations to identify areas for improvement and implement necessary changes in future planning efforts.
- Coordinated florists, photographers, AV Team, venue, logistics team,sponsors, and entertainers for events.
- Managed event logistics from conception to completion, ensuring every detail contributed to event's success.
- Fostered strong relationships with sponsors
- Coordinated with vendors to secure high-quality services, ensuring memorable event experiences.
- Developed creative themes for events and created related activities to engage attendees.
- Negotiated contracts with venues, vendors and suppliers to obtain best rates and services.
- Coordinated transportation and parking arrangements for guests and vendors.
- Utilized social media to promote events
- Collaborated closely with in‑house designer to bring event themes to life, briefing designer on artwork, collaterals, decor, signage, and digital assets to ensure cohesive branding.
- Sourced and managed exclusive member‑only discounts and perks, negotiating with vendors for offers like F&B, travel, retail, and service deals—strengthening membership value.
- Sourced and secured luxury travel-stay sponsorships worth over $30k for ANZA’s 2025 black-tie charity prize draws, featuring premium packages from Club Med Maldives, The Ritz-Carlton Langkawi, InterContinental Danang, and more—boosting fundraising outcomes and enhancing event prestige.
- Managed bi-monthly content for ANZA Magazine’s Events & Members' Benefits pages, ensuring all event listings and member perks, were submitted and delivered in full to meet publication deadlines.
- Coordinated and planned event logistics with detailed preparation and on-site management, creating and distributing checklists covering venue setup and teardown.
Director/Founder
Luksh Event Concierge
06.2017 - 01.2023
- Organized and coordinated more than 20 corporate events, 10 Community Town Council Events, 8 private and social events, and more than 20 wedding proposal and wedding styling, with a min. of 30% profits.
- Organized and coordinated student related and corporate events with more than 300 pax
- Sourced, prepared, and delivered more than 200 gift sets for Corporate Events
- Providing creative wedding styling advise, decorations and execution.
- Managed all areas of events, from pre-planning, through the event day, and post-event activities.
- Supervised team, while hiring support staff, caterers, and other contract workers as necessary.
- Organized and scheduling logistics of event preparation, including sourcing of venue, stage design, venue decor, graphic designing and program implementation.
- Lead discussion with clients to understand event scope and objectives
- Developing event proposal, floor plan, logistic plans, manpower and program flow based on client’s requirements and timeline.
- Conducting site visit with/without client to narrow down client’s requirement and suitability.
- Proactively handle any arising issues and troubleshoot any emerging problems on the event day.
- Administrating and liaise with clients on their budget and invoicing
- Negotiated favorable agreements with vendors to keep cost low and fulfill contract budget requirements.
- Vendor management and reviewing vendors' deliverables to ensure quality standards are adhered.
- Managing operational and administrative functions to ensure specific projects are delivered efficiently Providing direction and support to your team
- Ensuring excellent customer service and quality delivery
- Oversaw contract negotiations with suppliers, securing favorable terms that benefited overall operations.
Relationship Event Manager
Culinaryon Pte Ltd
01.2016 - 05.2018
- Achieving more than 80% of monthly sales budget and develops strategies to meet annualsales goals with a clear focus on bottom line results.
- Evaluate marketing sales programs’ effectiveness and make changes as necessary to constantly improve ROI.
- Organizing and administering pre and post sales event evaluations. Review and make recommendations
- Improvements to sales strategy.Case management and organization of events
- Timely and correct filling in of event information in the form approved by the management (e.g.checklist or CRM-system);
- Administration and analytical efforts in customer base maintenance in the CRM-system: correct filling in of complete information on each client
- Organized more than 100 teambuilding for corporate events, and private parties in 1year. Customizing event requirements for client and managing the event flow
- Suggestions of Marketing ideas to Marketing Team that will help to boost sales
- Leads Generations via cold calling and LinkedIn
- Establishing, maintaining and building relationship with new and existing clientele
- Ensuring the best level of service and quality is delivered to client pre event, during event and post event. Ensure clients are delight with our service, and giving value added services by customization, and going an extra mile for clients.
- Event planning, design and production while managing all project delivery elements within time
- Liaise with clients to identify their needs and to ensure customer satisfaction
- Provide feedback and periodic reports to stakeholders.
- Propose ideas to improve provided services and event quality
- Proactively handle any arising issues and troubleshoot any emerging problems on the event day.
- Conduct pre- and post – event evaluations and report on outcomes
- Handling customer attending public class, or requesting for private events / parties
- Handling all incoming request on phone and website chat
- Planned events for Amex, VISA, PwC, GSK, STB, LAZADA, Heineken, P&G, etc
Business Development Manager
BARE International
05.2015 - 12.2015
- Generate new business leads and develop proposals for mystery shopping clients.
- Managing existing accounts and managing mystery shoppers in Singapore
- Submitting Ge-biz tender for mystery shopping RFQ.
- Coordinate with management as applicable to determine client/project fees.
- Provide timely updates and feedback to Managing Director in India branch.
- Provide input on new services to marketing and other sales staff as applicable Manage administration responsibilities of the office and coordinate with HQ and outside offices
- Act as a point of contact for Singapore office
- Contacting and training Mystery shoppers on the phone when required.
- Conducted Mystery Shopper's Day event in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne.
- Proactively responding to Mystery Shoppers Inquiry for Singapore office
- Attending Training and global sales meeting via WebEx and Skype Presenting business services to the Asia Region
- Attended training in India and Virtual training in US time.
- Reported to US and India time within their respective timezone working hours.
Education
Bachelor of Social Science - English and Communication
Singapore University of Social Science (Uni SIM)
01.2011
Diploma - Business Process System Engineering
Temasek Polytechnic
01.2005
Skills
- Organization and scheduling
- Attention to Detail
- Strategic Thinking
- Creative Thinking
- Account Management (sales)
- Events Logistics Management
- Clients Relationship Building
- Identifying problems / resources
- Customer service-driven
- Decision-making
- Events logistics management
- Client meetings
- Guest management
- Event marketing
- Vendor relationship management
Accomplishments
- Sold, planned, and executed over 80 corporate team building events within one year (Culinaryon, 2016-2017)
- Identified alternative event vendor selections hence, reduced event cost by $20,000. (Luksh Event, 2020)
- Exceeded more than 30% of profit markup per event within client’s budget. (Luksh Event, 2017-2020)
- Sourced and secured luxury travel-stay sponsorships worth over $30,000 for Black‑Tie Charity Prize Draws ( ANZA, 2023- present)
- Organized ANZA’s carnival‑style Family Fun Fest for 3,000+ attendees, collaborating with AIS, ANZA groups, vendors, and venue management to create themed activity zones ( face painting, photobooth, food stalls, and more) and oversee end-to-end logistics — sales and vendor sourcing, site layout, documentations, setup, and teardown. ( ANZA, 2023 - present)
Timeline
Event Manager
Australian New Zealand Association
01.2023 - Current
Director/Founder
Luksh Event Concierge
06.2017 - 01.2023
Relationship Event Manager
Culinaryon Pte Ltd
01.2016 - 05.2018
Business Development Manager
BARE International
05.2015 - 12.2015
Diploma - Business Process System Engineering
Temasek Polytechnic
Bachelor of Social Science - English and Communication
Singapore University of Social Science (Uni SIM)
References
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Wedding Stylist and Proposal Planner
Wedding Styling & Proposal Planning: Design bespoke event themes, curate décor, and source unique props, a creative passion that sharpens design thinking, attention to detail, and client collaboration.
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